Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on "Telegraph: Brexit Has Holed UK Below The Waterline" video.

  1. As a Brit myself, there's no way in hell that the EU should allow the UK back after how the Brexiteers behaved, at least not for another 2 or 3 decades, and that is on the assumption that there is a massive shift in public, media and political views on the EU, in other words, we are a long way from that. Realistically, if the UK really wants to rejoin the EU someday, don't expect it any time soon because that is decades away as I don't see how the UK could convince the EU and all of it's members to let us back in any time soon and realistically, single market and custom union access is more achievable, that would solve a lot of the problems that Brexit did on the economy, it would also solve the issue of Northern Ireland and also solve our trade deals around the world, whiles giving us open access to the EU market, but the downside to that is that the UK would have to follow EU laws, rules and regulations without having any say in them, that might be the price we have to pay if we want to rejoin, and will probably open up the door to rejoining sooner rather than later as that move would show a commitment by the UK that it's serious about wanting to join. There's also the factor that even if the UK does want to join, there won't be any op-outs this time around, the UK will be joining everything of the time they join, so the Euro, the Schengen treaty and any new treaties of that time, in other words, there's going to have to be a major shift in public views on the EU project before that can happen, and for now, we are seeing small shifts in change, but far more will need to be done. But don't get me wrong, I want to see the UK rejoin the EU and as a Brit, I was set against Brexit, but having lived here all my life, I've seen how hostile many Brits have been to the EU project and unless there's a major shift on the people on how they view the EU project, I don't think the EU should let us back in. On a positive note, I have noticed a change in the UK on the EU, I'm seeing a lot more positive sentiments on the EU from the media, the public and even online in forums, I started to notice this change during the Brexit process and it seems to be ongoing, before Brexit, I always felt I was the odd one out as most in the UK were Eurosceptics, but now, I rarely have to argue my case on the EU project, so that's one big shift that's happen, but a lot more work is needed.
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  2. I've noticed the tone on some of the other papers like The Sun and the Daily Mail is less hostile on the EU, before Brexit, they were rampant on being hostile on the EU, and I wouldn't say they are neutral on the EU yet, but the tone has softened. The Daily Express on the other hand are still ranting and raving against the EU, but the truth is, facts and the impact it has on society and the people don't lie, Brexit is having a negative impact on the UK and it's far harder to lie around all that, and it does look like it's reshaping public views on the EU and on the ones that pushed Brexit the hardest, we'll have to see if that is followed by actions to actually make a difference to correct or at least repair some of the damage Brexit has done. As for the UK getting back in the EU fold, it makes a lot of sense for both the UK and the EU, the world is getting more erratic and unpredictable, the US is becoming more polarised and less trustworthy, and that will likely get worse as China continues to rise as a power, the reality of the changing world will likely push the UK back into the EU or very close to it. It's high time that Europeans face reality, including the UK that the US doesn't care about us, and if we want to protect our interest, we can do so more effectively by banding together through the EU, Trump, Putin and China have shown their hand, they want to divide European countries because we are easier to take advantage off when separated, the last thing the US, China and Russia wants is a united EU because they can't take advantage of that, it also allows us to protect our political, economic and social interest, which the US would love to water them down if they could, and in the case of Russia and China, well they don't care about so they will be fine with watering things down.
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  3. Yep, the UK for decades have used the EU as a scapegoat for all the wrongs in the UK, now the UK isn't in the EU, Brits are starting to get a reality check that the real problems are much closer to home in our own government, especially with the Tories, but if they really want someone to blame, they only have to look into a mirror, because the governments we've got, we put them there. I didn't vote to leave the EU, I am firmly in believing the EU is our future, but the simple truth is, us pro EU lot in the UK didn't do enough to spread the message on the benefits of the EU, we allowed the Eurosceptics to run rampant for decades, poisoning peoples minds, so even thought we are not directly to blame, we are partly to blame for not countering the message the Eurosceptics were spreading, decades of their lies worked in the end because we didn't do enough to counter that message, and honestly, Eurosceptics in the UK have had a free hand to say what they want on the EU with little in the way of countering that, so there's a lot of blame to go around and us pro EU lot are not entirely innocent in all that.
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